offensive

[ə'fensiv]

adj.令人不快的, 冒犯的, 侮辱的, 与进攻有关的
n.攻势, 攻击

a.

1. 冒犯的, 唐突的

2. 讨厌的, 令人作呕的[(+to)]

The advertisements were highly offensive to woman.

这些广告令女士们大为反感。

3. 进攻的, 进攻性的, 攻势的[Z][B]

4. 攻方的[Z][B]

n.

1. 进攻, 攻势[C]

2. 进攻态势[the S]

assume the offensive

采取攻势

词形变化

副词: offensively | 名词: offensiveness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.令人作呕的, 腐臭的

noisome  nauseating  nauseant  sickening  fetid  rancid  putrid  graveolent  rotten  stinking  rank  mephitic  strong  whiffy  distasteful  unpalatabel  unsavoury

a.讨厌的, 可憎的, 排斥的

repugnant  disgusting  obnoxious  shocking  nasty  repulsive  repelling  repellent  revolting  objectionable  fulsome  bilious  abominable  odious  heinous  detestable  hateful  outrageous  affronting

a.攻击的, 侵犯的

attacking  assaulting  assailing  invading  invasive

a.进攻性的, 敌对的, 好战的

aggressive  combative  incursive  martial  warlike  bellicose  belligerent  pugnacious  quarrelsome  antagonistic  hostile

n.好战, 敌意

aggression  combativeness  bellicosity  belligerence  pugnacity  contentiousness  antagonism  animus  enmity  hostility

n.进攻, 袭击

attack  assault  onslaught  aggression  assailment  offence  encounter  charge  onset  push  thrust  invasion  incursion  raid

a.无礼的, 侮辱的, 激怒的, 令人无法忍受的

affronting  insulting  insolent  disrespectful  rude  discourteous  unmannerly  unmannered  uncivil  irritating  aggravating  nettling  galling  unbearable  unendurable  intolerable  insufferable  offputting  unpleasant  vexatious  annoying  provoking  provocative  exasperating  irksome  fretting  distasteful  disagreeable  

同义参见:

vulgar  antipathetic  foul  damned  offense  abhorrent  blue  rank  abusive  accursed  unseemly  undesirable  

反义:

a.无礼的; 攻击的

inoffensive  defensive  

反义参见:

beautiful  

英英释义

名词 offensive:

the action of attacking an enemy

同义词：offense, offence

形容词 offensive:

violating or tending to violate or offend against

同义词：violative

for the purpose of attack rather than defense

causing anger or annoyance

morally offensive

同义词：unsavory, unsavoury

unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses

of an offensive substitute for inoffensive terminology

同义词：dysphemistic

causing or able to cause nausea

同义词：nauseating, nauseous, noisome, queasy, loathsome, sickening, vile

短语词组

go on/take the offensive

1. 发动攻势

He went on the offensive.

他发动了攻势。

on the offensive

1. 采取攻势的

He was still on the offensive against the sponsors.

他仍在攻击主办人。

补充

offensiveoffensive英:[əˈfensiv] 美:[əˈfɛnsɪv]adj.1.讨厌的; 令人不快的She said some offensive remarks.她说了一些令人不快的话。I found him very offensive.我觉得他非常讨厌。2.攻击的He took up offensive words.他发出攻击性的言论。n.1.进攻, 攻势

例句

1. This film is offensive, distasteful, and crude.这部影片让人反感、令人厌恶、粗俗不堪。 2. This poster is offensive in a Catholic school.这张海报贴在一所天主教学校里实在无礼。 3. The advertisements were highly offensive to women.这些广告对妇女是大大的冒犯。 4. Stanford can be one of the most explosive offensive teams in the country.斯坦福队可能是全国爆发力最强的进攻型队伍之一。 5. a two-week military offensive为期两周的军事攻势 6. The armed forces have launched offensives to recapture lost ground.武装部队已发动攻势, 准备收复失地。 7. a diplomatic offensive一场外交攻势 8. Republicans mounted an all-out offensive on the Democratic nominee.共和党人向民主党提名人发动了全面攻击。 9. The West African forces went on the offensive in response to attacks on them.西非部队对袭击者展开全力还击。 10. The Foreign Secretary took the offensive in the discussion on the future of the community.外交大臣在关于该团体未来的讨论中采取了攻势。 11. the allegations made are deeply offensive to us.所作的那些断言深深伤害了我们。 12. offensive language.粗话。 13. an offensive odour.一股刺鼻的气味。 14. offensive operations against the insurgents.对反叛分子的攻击行动。 15. an impending military offensive against the guerrillas.即将对游击队展开的军事进攻。 16. the need to launch an offensive against crime.开展打击犯罪活动的需要。 17. security forces took the offensive ten days ago.安全部队十天前发起了进攻。 18. offensive behaviour/language/remarks冒犯别人的举止╱用语╱评论 19. offensive weapons攻击性武器 20. He made some offensive remarks.他说了些得罪人的话。 21. offensive words/terms冒犯的字眼/话语 22. The song lyrics are offensive to women. [=women are offended by the song lyrics]这首歌的歌词是对女性的侮辱。 23. His behavior is offensive to many people.他的行为冒犯了很多人。 24. An offensive odor was coming from the basement.地下室传来一股难闻的气味。 25. an offensive position/strategy进攻位置/策略 26. an offensive lineman/player进攻锋线/队员 27. The troops will take offensive action against the enemy.部队将对敌人发动进攻。 28. We studied their offensive maneuvers and anticipated the attack.我们研究了他们的进攻策略，预料到了这次进攻。 29. offensive weapons进攻武器 30. "offensively, the team is strong."这个队的进攻能力强。 31. the offensiveness of his remarks他话语中的冒犯之处 32. They plan to launch an air offensive before sending in ground troops.他们打算在派出地面部队之前先发动空中攻势。 33. a ground offensive地面进攻 34. Union leaders have mounted an offensive against the company's proposal to limit health benefits.针对公司限制健康福利的提案，工会领导们已经发起了反抗攻势。 35. The soldiers are on the offensive.战士们正处于进攻状态。 36. She went on the offensive to fight the charges against her.她采取攻势反击对她的种种指控。 37. The team was on the defensive in the early part of the game but they went on the offensive in the second half.这支队在上半场是防守队，但在下半场是进攻队。 38. Opponents of the development project took the offensive and defeated the land sale.反对开发项目者展开攻势，挫败了出售土地的计划。